Q: You really had an amazing swing between Ohio State - where the offense carried the team when a previously dominating defense struggled - and the Rose Bowl, where you gave up six sacks and suddenly couldn't protect the quarterback. What's your explanation for the sudden problems in the Rose Bowl?

DeBord: I didn't know we would have our troubles in the USC game, because we hadn't had them all year with a protection breakdown. I will admit I learned some things from that game. I will take some things from that game that I think will help us this year. We're going to do some things a little bit differently offensively that I think will help us. You have to learn from setbacks, and I think I learned from that setback.

Q: How closely did you look at that game?

DeBord: I looked at it hard, because any time you don't do something well, you have to examine what you're doing. I did that, and so we're going to make some changes, I think. A few - not drastic - but a few changes that will help us in those situations if they happened again.

Q: Lloyd Carr talked in Chicago about using the shotgun more. Care to share any of the other changes that are coming?

DeBord: No, not really (laughing), but the shotgun will definitely be a part of it. That's a part we added that really haven't done in the past that we will do more of this year.

NEXT UP: Debord on his relationship with Lloyd Carr and the head coach's future.